5 Great Xbox One Announcements From GamesCom 2014

Microsoft's press conference at GamesCom 2014 today had some major news for the Xbox One. There were a range of announcements about features, games and hardware bundles.

If you missed the press conference, here's a recap of the biggest reveals from the event. There were a lot of other details to chew over but these are the biggest takeaways.

Rise of the Tomb Raider Is Xbox Exclusive

Tomb Raider's 2013 reboot was released on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PS4 and Xbox One. However, sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider is going to be arriving exclusively on Xbox.

There are a lot of unknowns with this exclusivity. Is it a timed exclusivity, which would mean that PlayStation and PC gamers could get Rise somewhere down the road? Is the game coming to Xbox 360 and Xbox One, or just Xbox One?

Nonetheless, even if the game is only going to be exclusive to Xbox for a few months, it's a major holiday title that Microsoft's competitors won't have. Following the positive reception of Tomb Raider, Rise could end up convincing a few gamers to upgrade to Xbox One.